Forsyth County’s recent election protest was one of 13 filed statewide after the midterms this year. Each complaint alleges some kind of irregularity or misconduct.
The Forsyth County Board of Elections voted to dismiss a protest filed over the midterm elections this month.
Members of Forsyth County’s Republican Party have filed a formal protest after poll workers had trouble shutting down voting machines on election night earlier this month.
With a few days left in the early voting period, turnout this year has already exceeded prior years in Forsyth County.
When early voting for the 2022 primary begins Thursday, some Forsyth County residents will have a better understanding of how this election will work.
Over 100,000 people have voted early in Forsyth County with less than a week until Election Day. That's in addition to over 35,000 who have returned absentee by mail ballots.
Early voting for the 2020 election begins Thursday across North Carolina.